Heat-health alert for Yorkshire and The Humber
Last updated on Thursday, 26 June 2025 at 10:28am
Yellow Heat-health alert has been issued
Alert is in effect from 27 June 2025 at 12:00pm to 1 July 2025 at 06:00pm- Type
- Heat Health Alert
- Alert
- Risk Score
- 10
- Impact
- Medium
- Likelihood
- Low
- Start
- 27 June 2025 at 12:00pm
- End
- 1 July 2025 at 06:00pm
yellow alert
Risk Description
Significant impacts are possible across the health and social care services due to the high temperatures, including:
- a rise in deaths, particularly among those aged 65 and over or with health conditions. There may also be impacts on younger age groups
- a likely increase in demand for health services
- internal temperatures in care settings (hospitals and care homes) may exceed the recommended threshold for clinical risk assessment
- the heat affecting the ability of the workforce to deliver services
- indoor environments overheating increasing the risk to vulnerable people living independently in community and care settings
Risk Matrix
